Toxic metal selenium and diesel fumes baffle beesParis (AFP) Oct 03, 2013
Diesel exhaust fumes alter the flowery smells that guide bees when they forage, potentially sending them off course and putting the food-growing industry at risk, a study said Thursday.
Honeybees rely heavily on their sense of smell to locate flowers from which they harvest life-giving nectar - transferring pollen grains from one bloom to another in the process.
The new research shows that diesel exhaust fumes from cars, tractors or power generators can chemically alter the smell of flowers an ... read more

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